Incredible moment lightning strikes the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa and lights up the Dubai skyline

Photo was taken from the 56th floor of a nearby skyscraper during a storm

By JOHN HALL

24th February 2016,4:55 pm

Updated: 6th April 2016,3:08 pm

It’s an incredibly striking image – seeing the world’s tallest building being
hit by a lightning bolt.

But the lengths one intrepid photographer went to to capture the image are
even more amazing – after he climbed out onto a skyscraper roof in the
middle of a storm to make sure he got the perfect shot.

Mohammad Azmi, 29, spent two hours on the roof of a 56 storey building in
Dubai’s business area, opposite the Burj Khalifa, during a thunderstorm last
week.

Azmi said he took over 400 photos during the storm but only managed to get one
perfect shot of lightning.

“The weather channels have warned us that it was going to be really bad
weather from afternoon with some hail and lightning. It’s only happened
twice in the last two years, so I had all my gear ready to go – I had
planned this for a long time.

“I would not recommend people trying going to a rooftop when there is a
thunderstorm to capture it.

“There were a few instances where I actually felt the electric sensation
when the lightning passed by near to the tower. If want to shoot the
phenomena just make sure you are at a safe location.”